We will be headed up to the Crater on January 17 from 12-2pm for the January dive. The specialty of the month for January is Nitrox. When we increase the level of oxygen in the air we are breathing while diving, we can get longer bottom times since we are not absorbing as much nitrogen....
I had a class set up for the Crater on Saturday and Sunday. Naturally, winter decided to finally show up. The weather service predicted doom and gloom for the whole weekend. With that in mind, I cancelled Saturday's class from 4-6pm but kept Sunday at 10am. Of course, Saturday afternoon the roads were fine and...
Last Thursday I had a class in the pool for their second night. That means mask removal and replacement will be the fun skill of the night. I knew we were destined for trouble because I wasn't able to practise mask clearing as much as I would have liked the first night. The pool heater...
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We had our Specialty of the Month dive last Saturday out at Seabase. I hadn't been out there in about a year so it was time to go see the nurse sharks again. I know they get worried when I don't visit. We had about 8 divers out with us for the Underwater Navigation Specialty/Fun...
THIS IS THE LAST OF A SERIES OF 3 POSTS. TO READ THEM IN ORDER START WITH HORIZON TRIP - THURSDAY, THEN READ FRIDAY THEN THIS ONESaturday-Nov. 15-8:50am-Pyramid Palisades-San Clemente IslandLast night was a good night for bugs. I think all told we bagged about 8 more.The pups hung around the whole time we were...
Wednesday-November 12, 2008-11:00pmSan Diego Harbor-We made it. After an uneventful flight and uneventful cab ride, we made it to H&M Landing to board the boat. Kent and I were the last people to get to there. Guys starting arriving at 3pm, they let you on the boat at 8pm and we showed up at 9:30pm.We...
Friday-Nov. 14-11:45am East of the Sea Lion Rookery-Santa Barbara Island-What a difference a few hours can make. Let me bring you up to speed. We left Catalina last night for Santa Barbara. We awoke to calm seas and a beautiful morning. . The Captain moved the boat around to a site on the west end...
We just got in another goodie from Akona. They make some great bags and now we have their Deluxe Camera Roller Carry On. This is for the folks who want to take really good care of their underwater housings and cameras. It is also the ultimate carry on bag.Naturally it has wheels and a retractable...